> Isn't there something that I can turn on to capture all these, or are > we too early in the startup?
< Try using dmesg (or less /var/log/dmesg) i wanted to see the ones that dont go in there > when booting the machine, hook up the console to another system > if you only have 1 system, I'd suggest getting another. just to capture a few lines of ascii right there on the linux console > I hit ALT CTRL F1 etc. but I don't suppose those `man console(4)` tty can > be scrolled backwards. <most likely if your booting directly into X the console log will be <lost when X loads(at least if your using a display manager). Disable <X from loading on boot and you can scroll back a certain amount(usually I will try chmod -x /etc/init.d/xdm which will only stop X, not like init 1, which stops too much... no, indeed it turns out I don't know how to stop X from staring on debian. I can't figure it out. If I say 'single' at the boot prompt that will cause too much not to be started ... i only want X not to start. >Have you tried scroll lock? I seem to recall it worked for me when I >had this type of issue but they go by too fast for that > Yeah, every bug report you file must be dealt with as an emergency even my mom is even worse. > Sarcastic comments like "I can't believe this is still not solved" about You mean like: "Hurmph, they expect me to use pencil and paper to copy those messages... why can't one hook some 'loopback tee' into a file from say the boot prompt... Didn't that Knoppix guy put the whole kaboodle into a ram disk or something... maybe have the console be a fifo|tee file etc..." ok, sorry :-) -- http://jidanni.org/ Taiwan(04)25854780 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
